A day is a long, long time in the world of much beloved social media hashtag Auspol.
Predictions as many as 6 MPs would cross the floor if no conscience vote allowed for Coalition on gay marriage.
— David Speers (@David_Speers) August 11, 2015
One frontbencher tells me he’s never seen Pyne so strident as when he argued against referring decision to Coalition party room.
— David Speers (@David_Speers) August 11, 2015
Pyne was the only Cabinet Minister to argue against referring it to Coalition party room before debate was shut down.
— David Speers (@David_Speers) August 11, 2015
Abbott’s decision to engage the Coalition – and not just the Liberal party – is in line with his pre-election promise that it would be a matter for the Coalition party room to decide on post-election.
Andrew Robb exits and I asked: “a vote today?”
He replied, “no vote today”
— Mark Di Stefano (@MarkDiStef) August 11, 2015
Although the speculation is rife that, if put to a vote, the issue will not pass the Party Room floor.
I’m told it’s running about 3-4 to 1 against allowing a conscience vote on same sex marriage in party room @SkyNewsAust
— David Lipson (@lipporocks) August 11, 2015
And yet, whilst all of this was happening, the weather even managed to have its say on the matter, with an emerging sun casting a rainbow – of all things – on the wall of the Liberal Party Room whilst meetings on the issue were taking place.
A rainbow has formed in the parliament wall outside where the Coalition are meeting to decide SSM @lipporocks pic.twitter.com/sRa6fBIg4Y
— Ahron Young (@AhronYoung) August 11, 2015
Trust a natural, normal, unpreventable and undeniable occurrence to provide the defining piece of ironic political symbolism for the day.
